Has anyone had bad experiences with open houses in Tampa Bay?  Any tips you'd share on how to improve traffic?  Marketing?  It seems like open houses are dying, even for the owner occupant buyers... change my mind!

My wife has inherited a townhouse from her mom. Long story short, she lived alone until she passed at almost 90 and at times was quite a difficult person to deal with. She had cats and the smell had been building for ...

This is the story of my first steps as a real estate investor and some of the challenges I faced. I'm writing this in hopes that other's will take control of their future and dreams instead of letting their past or wh...

I'm looking to invest in my first RE deal at age 26. I live in West LA and work in commercial real estate finance so have experience with analyzing deals. I'm interested in the buy, hold, and sell strategy with a cash...

Hi BP nation,My name is Christian and am new to REI and BP. I am originally from Chicago, IL and attended the University of Indianapolis while playing collegiate soccer and studying business for 3 years, so am very fa...

Hi Bigger Pockets world, I'm not sure if anyone will read this however, here goes.

I have been following the BP podcasts and have listened to 17 episodes and so I joined the site.

My market is Southern California.

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Hi guys! I am quite new to the forums. I have been listening to the podcast for a couple of weeks now and finally decided to make a post after getting tons of emails from this specific topic. After listening to maybe ...

Guys,Got a call from a banker. A set of several automated car washes is selling. If anyone owns some car washes, please chime in. Underwriting EBITDA and CF, and I'm starting to develop a basis for understanding, but ...

I had speeding tickets go in to collection. then I pay it right awy that same day.

Is there a way to get that off my credit report?

MY credit score 652

credit line 2,500 blance $900

credit card 1,000 blance $...

For those of you familiar with the real estate market in the Detroit area, you know that this is prime opportunity to build a real estate portfolio.

Why?

Let me ask you this - where else can you routinely find singl...